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Oceania

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The subsection of Oceania that is made up of 2100 islands.

a)

Polynesia

b)

Melanesia

c)

Australasia

d)

Micronesia

2.

The following is not an example of continental island

a)

Australia

b)

North America

c)

Papua New Guinea

d)

New Zealand

3.

Vanuatu is found in

a)

Australasia

b)

Melanesia

c)

Micronesia

d)

Polynesia

4.

The official name of Australia is

a)

Commonwealth of Oceania

b)

Commoner of Australia

c)

Commonwealth of Australia

d)

Commoner of Oceania

5.

It is a state on the east coast in Australia

a)

New South Wales

b)

Tasmania

c)

Australian Capital Territory

d)

Queensland

6.

It is the smallest state of mainland Australia

a)

Tasmania

b)

Victoria

c)

South America

d)

Western Australia

7.

Pink colour of the lake is due to the presence of

a)

Cobalt chloride

b)

Halobacteria

c)

Phylobacteria

d)

Copper sulphate

8.

The following is the largest artesian basin in the world

a)

Lake Eyre basin

b)

Murray Darling Basin

c)

Lake Hillier Basin

d)

The Great Artesian Basin

9.

The following is not a river found in the Eastern Highlands

a)

R Murray

b)

R Condamine

c)

R Brisbane

d)

R Namoi

10.

Australian Alps is located in

a)

South west Australia

b)

North west Australia

c)

South east Australia

d)

North east Australia

11.

The following is the ‘Festival State’ of Australia

a)

Western Australia

b)

Northern Territory

c)

Australian Capital Territory

d)

South Australia

12.

How much of the world’s land does Antarctica cover?

a)

1/10th

b)

1/20th

c)

1/30th

d)

1/40th

13.

Out of the total area of the continent how many kilometres of area is ice free

a)

44800

b)

45800

c)

44890

d)

44881

14.

The ozone layer s first detected in

a)

1985

b)

1983

c)

1984

d)

1986

15.

The ozone layer is not caused due to the following type

a)

Chlorine

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Bromine

d)

CFCs

16.

The lowest temperature ever recorded on the Earth is

a)

-89.2 degree celsius

b)

-93.2 degree celsius

c)

-89.8 degree Celsius

d)

-92.6 degree Celsius

17.

The person who first recorded crossing of the Antarctic Circle

a)

Ernest Shackleton

b)

Falcon Scott

c)

James Cook

d)

James Flook

18.

These plants are light green in colour with tiny flowers

(a)  

19.

It is used to closely observe icebergs, different types of seals and other wildlife in Antarctica

(a)  

20.

The highest peak in Antarctica is

(a)  

21.

This animal was earlier found in central and Western Australia but now confined to a few islands of Western Australia

a)

Gouldian Finch

b)

Mala

c)

Koala

d)

Platypus

22.

The winter sport in Australia is.

a)

Cricket

b)

Rugby

c)

Tennis

d)

Netball

23.

Low Islands are also known as

(a)  

24.

Polynesia is made up of

a)

1000 islands

b)

1100 islands

c)

1001 islands

d)

2000 islands

25.

Nauru is ______ least populated country in the world

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

26.

Which is the oldest city of Australia?

a)

Victoria

b)

Queensland

c)

New South Wales

d)

Hobart

27.

It is the tributary of Murray River

(a)  

28.

There are about ——— Aboriginal languages in Australia

a)

73

b)

75

c)

74

d)

71

29.

This sport is known as women’s basketball

a)

Rugby

b)

Tennis

c)

Swimming

d)

Netball

30.

The largest body of floating ice on Earth is

a)

West Ice shelf

b)

Larsen Ice Shelf

c)

Ross Ice Shelf

d)

Flichner Tonne Ice Shelf